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slaving (for)

verb

present participle of slave (for)

as in working (for)

to be a servant for why would you waste your time slaving for a boss you can't stand?

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serving

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Bozzolla will be serving her authentic beef empanadas, made with a generational family recipe.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
While Meloni now leads the longest-lasting single government of the republican era, Berlusconi remains Italy’s longest-serving postwar prime minister when time served across multiple governments is combined.

— Silvia Stellacci, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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